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"Certain kinds of gut microbes absorb toxic Pfas 'forever chemicals' and help expel them from the body," reports the Guardian, citing a "new first-of-its-kind University of Cambridge research shows." The microbes were found to remove up to 75% of some Pfas from the gut of mice. Several of the study's authors plan to develop probiotic dietary supplements that boost levels of helpful microbes in the human gut, which would likely reduce Pfas levels... Pfas are a class of about 15,000 compounds most frequently used to make products water-, stain- and grease-resistant. They have been linked to cancer, birth defects, decreased immunity, high cholesterol, kidney disease and a range of other serious health problems. They are dubbed "forever chemicals" because they do not naturally break down in the environment. The US Environmental Protection Agency has found no level of exposure to Pfos or Pfoa, two of the most common Pfas compounds, in drinking water is safe. They have a half-life in human blood of anywhere from two to five years, by most estimates. That means the body expels half the amount of the chemical that is in blood during that period. Depending on blood levels, it can take decades to fully expel Pfas naturally. Though the findings represent the first time gut microbes have been found to remove Pfas, they have been found to alleviate the impacts of other contaminants, such as microplastics... The microbes largely addressed "long-chain" Pfas, which are larger compounds and more dangerous than smaller "short chains" because they stay in the body longer.

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This former child star was seen out on a rare sighting over the weekend. The now 43-year old flew under the radar as she met friends for lunch. Can you guess who she is?

Police are investigating after the man got out of the Lyon-Corbas prison in south-east France on Friday.

The second night of unrest comes after a 68-year-old man told Spanish media he was beaten up in the street on Wednesday by three young men of North African origin.

They are set to provide more information 'as soon as possible'

Work is expected to be going on for 'several hours'

Wimbledon is the hottest ticket in town as the 2025 Championships comes to an end - and today's royal box sees its most star-studded line up yet.

Nicole Kidman and Anna Wintour were seen getting on famously on the final day of the Wimbledon 2025 Championships on Sunday.

Princess Charlotte was animated this afternoon while watching the Wimbledon men's final between Carlos Alcaraz and Janick Sinner.

The man asked the internet if he was in the wrong for telling his now-ex to 'suck it up' after she complained about his love of clowns - and it left people all across the web divided.

He has declared a number of trips abroad paid for by donors since being elected as an MP

Kate, 43, waved to Ambrose Caldecott, 11, from south London, who performed the coin toss ahead of the final match at the All England Club in London, according to MyLondon.

Princess Catherine and her husband Prince William brought their eldest son Prince George, 11, and Charlotte, 10, to watch the final while seven-year-old Louis was not in attendance.

Sir Mark Rowley spoke on Sky News' Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips, where he attempted to reassure viewers that officers would respond to urgent calls.

At 41, The Hills alum is 13 years older than the professional surfer, but they've been going strong ever since meeting in Hawaii back in 2022

Witnesses have reported seeing ambulances and police on scene

An underwater turbine has been spinning for more than six years "to harness the power of ocean tides for electricity," reports the Associated Press. The long-running turbine (off the coast of Scotland) has now proven the commercial viability of the technology: Keeping a large, or grid-scale, turbine in place in the harsh sea environment that long is a record that helps pave the way for bigger tidal energy farms and makes it far more appealing to investors, according to the trade association Ocean Energy Europe. Tidal energy projects would be prohibitively expensive if the turbines had to be taken out of the water for maintenance every couple of years. Tidal energy technologies are still in the early days of their commercial development, but their potential for generating clean energy is big. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, marine energy, a term researchers use to refer to power generated from tides, currents, waves or temperature changes, is the world's largest untapped renewable energy resource. This long-running tidal energy project off the coast of Scotland has four 1.5-megawatt turbines — enough to power 7,000 homes for a year, according to the article. But they plan to add 20 turbines in 2030 ("after needed upgrades to the electricity grid are finished"), and the site "could eventually hold as many as 130 turbines that are more powerful than those at the site today." Thanks to Slashdot reader Bruce66423 for sharing the news.

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Police have called it a serious incident

A Hollywood icon Richard Dreyfuss has shared a heartbreaking health update with fans as he confirmed that he is too poorly to attend this year's SharkCon.

The temperatures are a slight climb-down from the searing 33.1C recorded yesterday in Ross on Wye, yesterday, but continue to mark what has been a red-hot summer thus far in the UK.